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'God Put His Hand On Our mission: To inform, An international inspire and unite newspaper Vol. 70, No. 7 | July 2013 for Churches of Christ ‘God put his hand on us’ IN OKLAHOMA, tornado prompts Christians to ask why even as they rely on their faith BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE Christ in nearby Oklahoma City. Less than 48 hours earlier, NEWCASTLE, Okla. their house was one of the first found them! Whoo-hoo!” hit by a tornado that intensified Digging through as it plowed eastward toward debris in what once was Moore, Okla. There, it wiped her bath- away entire neighbor- room, Kala hoods, toppled two ‘ILeger rejoices. She elementary schools has recovered some- and killed 24 people — thing of great value 10 of them children. — not jewelry, not As the warning her wedding dress sirens screamed, or baby photos, but Leger and her handwritten Bible husband, Jason, lessons. rushed their own chil- Each Thursday PHOTOS BY ERIK TRYGGESTAD dren — McKenzie, 14; night, she and A weather-beaten Bible Madison, 11; Jett, 10; 30-plus Christians is among the remains and Hutton, 3 — into filled every corner of the Legers’ home. a tiny concrete bunker of this 2,100-square- next to the house. On foot home — now a mass of his phone, Jason Leger filmed broken bricks and tattered, wet a massive funnel as it formed insulation — to worship and down the street. Then he shut work. They crafted the lessons the door and prayed. for children at their congrega- Branches, pipes and car parts Presley Robbins and Kala Leger sift through debris in what once was Leger’s bedroom, looking for handwritten tion, the Southwest Church of See OKLAHOMA, Page 12 Bible lessons. Leger and her husband, Jason, hosted weekly devotionals at the house in Newcastle, Okla. IN TEXAS, churches in two storm-battered communities become hubs for disaster relief BY BOBBY ROSS JR. | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE the Westhill Church of Christ church offered up the use of its in this city of 28,000, about 30 building, and it was so dynamic CLEBURNE, Texas — After a tor- miles south of Fort Worth. “I because the location is just to nado ravaged Carolon Nelson’s saw it as God’s presence in our the edge of where the major neighborhood, a fire department dark world.” damage is,” said Rick Holden, floodlight pierced the darkness. In the days following torna- Cleburne’s city manager. “So it In the bright light, Nelson does that flattened hundreds gave us a chance to funnel a — who survived the twister of North Texas homes May See TEXAS, Page 14 huddled in a closet as her roof 15, Churches of Christ in caved in — said she couldn’t storm-battered Cleburne and MORE COVERAGE help but see Jesus. Granbury shined the light of SCENE IN MOORE: SINGING GOD’S PRAISES .........3 “It brought peace and Jesus — serving as hubs for DEATH OF A FRIEND: 9-YEAR-OLD COPES ........... 13 comfort,” said Nelson, whose disaster relief. TRUCKS ROLL: RELIEF MINISTRY RESPONDS ...... 15 BOBBY ROSS JR. husband, Jerry, preaches for “Right from the get-go, the EDITORIAL: ‘LOVE GREATER THAN ANY STORM’ ... 30 Members of the Westhill Church of Christ line up to deliver meals. 2 THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE JULY 2013 While Everyone Else Is Saying No, Join churches and individuals all Ukraine Is Saying Yes! across the nation on September 29, 2013 Two states, Lviv and Luhansk, Ukraine to help place Bibles in Public Schools have asked for Bibles in 2,145 Public in Ukraine. Just say Da! Schools with 452,397 students. DA! www.MillionDollarSunday.org September 29, 2013 JULY 2013 THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE 3 After the tornado, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Rochester College Oklahoma church names John sings God’s praises MOORE, Okla. — Tears. Tyson president Hugs. Emotional recountings of ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Rochester survival and loss. College has named John Tyson, In the wake of a disaster president and CEO of Abilene Christian such as the May 20 tor- Schools in Texas, as its ninth president. nado that devastated this Tyson will succeed Rubel Shelly, who Oklahoma City suburb, the announced plans in late 2012 to step casual hellos and handshakes down. The college, asso- of a typical ciated with Churches of Inside Story Sunday Christ, selected Tyson give way to after a nationwide search. deeper, more “The college has a intimate com- great history and a bright munication future,” Tyson said. — in body “The commitment of the language, if faculty, staff and board of Tyson not words. trustees to produce grad- “How are uates who desire to serve and lead, excel you?” an in learning and live out their Christian Bobby Ross Jr. older woman faith is impressive and inspiring.” asks a fel- BOBBY ROSS JR. A native Texan, Tyson and his wife, low member of the Central Students from Mauldin Middle School in Simpsonville, S.C., pray during a “Released Time” Bible study Valinda, have three adult children. Church of Christ, as the two at the Holland Park Church of Christ, across the street from the public school. While serving at Abilene Christian share a tender embrace. Schools, a private Christian school “I’m good,” the sister in serving grades pre-kindergarten Christ replies and repeats, through 12, Tyson developed a stra- “I’m good.” Yes, it’s constitutional to teach tegic vision and long-range plans, “It didn’t hit you?” increased student enrollment 8 percent “I didn’t have any and raised major gifts for capital damage.” the Bible during the school day improvements. “Oh, good.” Tyson served as vice president for The holy chatter of 150 BY BOBBY ROSS JR. | THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE tion directed by Janice Butler, a member development for Abilene Christian similar conversations fills of the Holland Park church — provides University from 1994 to 2010. He directed the church auditorium. SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. “Released Time” Bible all campus fundraising and advance- The Central church build- ight middle school students gather instruction to more than ment activities, securing more than $330 ing sits at the edge of the around a classroom table at the 1,800 students in 20 public million for ACU in philanthropic gifts. disaster zone — just across Holland Park Church of Christ. elementary, middle and high “With years of quality experience the street from the decimated Teacher Becky Mays asks if anyone schools. in higher education development and Moore Medical Center. The has a prayer request. As Butler explains, administration, Dr. Tyson is a visionary EF5 twister flattened 1,200 E“My grandma,” one student says. “Released Time is time during leader,” said William Anderson, homes and killed 24 people. “My uncle,” another says. “He might be the school day when public chairman of the college’s board of “The tornado was taking paralyzed.” Butler school students are released trustees. “He will continue to help a path straight here, and “My dad because he lost his job a while from school, with parental Rochester College achieve its mission of as soon as it hit the Moore back,” a third student adds. “He’s still going consent, to receive biblical instruction.” preparing strong, contributing citizens Medical Center, it turned through a hard time.” by providing an excellent liberal arts right,” says Casey Haynes, This is no extraordinary scene, except TWO KEY HIGH COURT RULINGS education in a Christian environment.” youth and family minister. “It that these are not Sunday school pupils. It’s not just the Bible that can be taught Shelly, who will continue to teach at should have destroyed our Instead, they are students from the public during Released Time. Rochester, said, “Dr. Tyson has just the building, but it didn’t.” school across the street, studying the Bible The off-campus approach to religious right skill set for the opportunities before Pulpit minister Tommy during the regular school day on a Friday instruction of public school students is us.” He called Tyson “the right person to Haynes, Casey’s dad, sought — and it’s totally constitutional. prevalent among Mormons as well as some take Rochester College to the next level.” cover in a church bathroom. The Christian Learning Centers of Jewish and Muslim groups. See MOORE, Page 4 Greenville County — a nonprofit organiza- See CONSTITUTIONAL, Page 24 WEBSITE: www.rc.edu 4 THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE INSIDE STORY JULY 2013 www.christianchronicle.org Go online to find news updates, an expanded calendar, classifieds HARDING UNIVERSITY and much more. Use the barcode at right to visit our mobile site. BIBLE LECTURESHIP • See 10 inspiring headines from a “Salt, Light and Good News in Churches of Christ” presentation at the Pepperdine Bible Lectures. • Breaking news: Don’t wait to read all the latest news or check out exclusive online features. MOORE: ‘God’s good, and he’s taking me through’ FROM PAGE 3 tornado destroyed her home. Central recently began construction “I thought when I left work,” the of a new facility a mile east of its cur- church member says, “that I just had rent location. The church eventually what I was wearing.” GETTING SERIOUS expects to tear down the old building, But later, her son recovered her wed- but “I didn’t want to be in it” when it ding ring set and a few treasured paint- happened, Tommy Haynes jokes. ings by her late husband, Randall. ABOUT THE No Central members died in the Mostly, though, she’s starting over. SERMON ON storm, but 20 church families lost “I’ve got my family,” she says of her homes or sustained serious damages. three children and six grandchildren. Before Tommy But she’s quick to THE MOUNT Haynes steps to the stretch out her arms SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 2, 2013 pulpit, the church sings and point to her other “Our God, He Is Alive.” family, too — her There is a God, he is church family.
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